The Season of Giving

This week, we packed up the kids and made a trip back to my parents’ place for “First Christmas”. Santa made a special trip and WAY spoiled my kids while I spent six days with my feet up drinking coffee Read more

You have to speak for the book…but what if it doesn’t speak to you?!

It’s another Joel Leslie monthly blog post!  Thanks guys for all the comments… it’s super cool to hear feedback and it gives me great ideas for more chit chattiness. Winter greetings! Except, I’m in Florida, so my booth is still pretty Read more

N.R. Walker ~ Guest Post : New Releases and What’s Behind Them

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it a thousand times, it takes a village to release a book. Sure, the shiny new book gets released and it’s just the author’s name on the cover, but there are a whole Read more

The perfect gift for the book lover on your list!

Hi everyone, can you believe it’s December already? Christmas is right around the corner and I’m sure some of you are wondering what to get the book lover on your list. You know, the one that ‘one clicks’ the new Read more

Fighting On by S.C. Wynne

Good morning all!   You’ve probably heard by now that Loose Id is closing. They were my very first publisher and I’ll always have a soft spot for them in my heart.  I learned a lot from my editor, Kathleen Calhoun, Read more

A Story Idea by Melanie Hansen

Two years ago I got the idea for a story. It’s based on real people, three women I’ve met throughout the course of my husband’s career in the Navy. Two of them lost their sons in Afghanistan—one was even notified Read more